The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-02
The x, Y and z Have Little Show
in Evening Sessions.
NO NEW CHANGES MADE IN THE MAP
OF FLORIDA.
Important Report on the Land Grants Of the State
Hopeless MuddIe Over the Rail-
road Commission Bill.


system of letting out public printing by
bids; the bill amending the act encour-
aging the planting of oysters; the bill
prescribing the duties of County Com
missioners; the bill providing for
Judges al Htem in certain cases;
the bill prescribing rules of practice
and pleading in county courts; the bill
in pursuance of Article vi, Sec. ., ex-
Guiding persons convicted of certain
offenses from holding offices and voting;
the bill amending Sections and of the
act authorizing railroads and canal COM
panies to condemn private property for
corporate use; the bill requiring county
commissioners to care for paupers and
levy a tax therefor; the bill regulating
practice in criminal courts.
The substitute for the Senate Bill pro-
hibiting the issue to Legislators and sal
aried officers of the State of free passes
passed by a vote of 80 to II. After con-
the House also passed the joint resolu-
ton to forfeit the lands withdrawn for
the land grant of the Florida Southern
Railway between Brooksville and Tampa,
which also passed to a second reading
in the Senate.
The House also passed bill to amend
the act allowing an annuity to disabled
soldiers and sailors.
Early in the day Mr.. Lamar offered
resolution providing for a committee of
three on urgent business, which was
adopted, and Messrs. Lamar, Duncan of
Sumte-, and Campbell appointed and
instructed to select from all the bills
now pending those absolutely essential
to be passed. and those of a second class
of the most important. The committee
reported considerable list, and the
House went to work on it at
once with most excellent effect,
passing large number in a short time
with little labor or friction. Some dis
satisfaction existed at the result as
might have been expected, as well as in
relation to the resolution providing for
call of the roll for calling up bills at
night sessions. Those whose names are
far down the alphabetical list despair of
having them reached.
MIR. Lamar asked leave to call up the
bill dividing Polk County, but objection
was made.
Mr.. Farnell called up the bill to create
The county of Santa Fe from portions of
;Suwanee, Columbia and Alachua, NOV
ing to amend by substituting the name
Lamar" for ''Santa Fa." He met with
unexpected opposition from his col
aeague. Mr.. Thompson, who moved it be
indefinitely postponed.
In the Senate the following bills were
passed among others: The bill legaliz-
ing a change of the guage of the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western Railway; the
bill regulating the assessment of small
tracts and the bill regulating the regis
tration of voters: the bill to establish a
system of common schools and uni
versity; the memorial to Congress ask
ing the distribution of award for the
Spanish claims of citizens of Florida.
. The Governor announced to the Senate
Pthe signing of the following acts: Re
pealing Section of the act to regulate
the conviction fees of the State Attor-
neys; establishing criminal court of
record in Escambia County; repeating
and abolishing the municipal govern
reorganization of the municipal govern
ment of Fernandina.
THE JACKSONVILLE CHARTER.
The Jacksonville charter met with GU
rious experiences but is all right now by
the amending act which passed both
houses to-day. In the original bill there
was no provision for the continuation
of the present government until the first
election under the new charter, next De-
cember. The original bill abolish all
the charters of the city aud the suburbs
proposed To be included in the new
limits. Besides this, the Board of
Commissioners appointed in the charter
10 divide the city into wards or
dist ricts was composed of four
Republicans, four Democrats and
one independent, making it possible to
so direct the city as to preclude the pos
sibility of electing a single Democratic
alderman. The amending act provides
for Board of Commissioners twelve in
number, composed of six Democrats,
five Republicans and one independent.
making it impossible to district
the city as above stated. Mr.. III.
A. L'Engle. E. j. TRAY and others have
labored long and anxiously to get this
much muddled matter straight, and are
rejoicing over the happy ending of their
troubles. The names of the commission
ers are as follows: F. p. Fleming, A.
w. Bars. Porcher l. L'Engle, j. w. Archi-
bald. Dexter Hunter, f: VI. Robinson, E.
I. V. Gibbs, Jos. f. Lee, A. w. Owens,
Lotion NJ. Jones, Philip Walter and Jas.
Hoey.
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION BILL
The Railroad Commission Bill tangle
was to-day finally given up as problem
too deep for solution, the exact status OF
the bills being sealed books to nine
tenths of the members, and explanations
which did not explain only made mat
ters worse. To save the measure, the
bill in its amended shape, as near as
could be. was re-introduced in the SEN
ate as Senate Bill No. 323 and started ON
its course. If the House win refrain